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waaay out in hawaii. but don't you worry, we will always be together for christmas. [ male announcer ] being together is the best part of the holidays and cheerios is happy to be part of the family. you just ate dallas! right now on the red carpet's favorite moments of the year! whoa! >> the 2013 movies with the biggest buzz! >> heros. there is no such thing. >> jimmy kimmel makes his move! >> i'm have excited to move to 11:35. >> and the oscar race heats up. >> this is the best movie that i have ever been involved with. >> with we're rollingual new year edition of on the red carpet now. >> welcome to on the red carpet from hollywood! i'm rachel smith. >> above all the glitter and glamour of the red carpet this is iconic sign, which has become the most reheymbol of the entertainment industry. the legendary landmark recently received a face-lift just in time for its 90th
waaay out in hawaii. but don't you worry, we will always be together for christmas. [ male announcer ] being together is the best part of the holidays and cheerios is happy to be part of the family. you just ate dallas! right now on the red carpet's favorite moments of the year! whoa! >> the 2013 movies with the biggest buzz! >> heros. there is no such thing. >> jimmy kimmel makes his move! >> i'm have excited to move to 11:35. >> and the oscar race heats up....
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obama and the couple's hawaii until january 6th. the president will leave hawaii tonight. lawmakers have less than a week to agree on how to avert tax increases said to go into effect in january. >>> holiday gift-giving season brings a fresh crop of electronic waste. christmas doesn't bring many happy returns, especially today. >> here's this morning's bloomberg business report. >>> good morning. christmas is over, let the returns begin say you are not a big fan of that sweater from your aunt you may want to wait a few days before heading back to the stores, the day is the worst day to return unwanted gifts the lines are the longest, clerks burned out from the holiday madness. holiday retail sales up less than a percent from last year, worst than what had been expected. worries over the if can and hurricane sandy disrupting shopping. don't forget to recycle old devices you don't want. a company called green citizen tells bloomberg it expects to see a 30% rise in e-waste between now and february. tomorrow lawmakers head back to washington to continue tackling the fiscal cli
obama and the couple's hawaii until january 6th. the president will leave hawaii tonight. lawmakers have less than a week to agree on how to avert tax increases said to go into effect in january. >>> holiday gift-giving season brings a fresh crop of electronic waste. christmas doesn't bring many happy returns, especially today. >> here's this morning's bloomberg business report. >>> good morning. christmas is over, let the returns begin say you are not a big fan of that...
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waaay out in hawaii. but don't you worry, we will always be together for christmas. [ male announcer ] being together is the best part of the holidays and cheerios is happy to be part of the family. you just ate dallas! >>> software developers making apps for kids are under investigation for private issues. ftc wants to determine if companies ares!pb violating rigs by collecting personal information from the kids phones and sharing it with data workers. companies its investigating but examined 400 apps selected from online stores operated from apple and google. most apps failed to inform the parents about the data that could be found. >> apple making or apple mapping app coming under a safety warning for users in australia. police asking drivers to avoid using the app. officers say they had to rescue several people when the app led them to the wrong praise. in some cases drivers were stranded without food or water for 24 hours. tim cook apologized and promised improvement autos last week on abc 7 news at
waaay out in hawaii. but don't you worry, we will always be together for christmas. [ male announcer ] being together is the best part of the holidays and cheerios is happy to be part of the family. you just ate dallas! >>> software developers making apps for kids are under investigation for private issues. ftc wants to determine if companies ares!pb violating rigs by collecting personal information from the kids phones and sharing it with data workers. companies its investigating but...
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tributes pouring in for hawaii senator daniel inouye. he won the medal of honor for bravery in world war ii and then overcame racial prejudice to become the first japanese-american in congress. he went on to serve 50 distinguished years in the senate. a fellow hawaiian, president obama, tweeted this. aloha, danny. senator daniel inouye died monday. he was 88 years old. >>> and hazing charges are being filed after the death of a freshman student at northern illinois university. police say 19-year-old david bogenberger was forced to drink during a party at the pi kappa alpha fraternity house. his blood-alcohol level, five times the legal limit. 22 fraternity members now face hazing-related charges, five of them heldfelony charges. a family attorney says bogenberger just wanted to fit in. >>> a federal judge has denied a request by apple to ban the sale of dozens of samsung phones in the u.s. the request came after a jury ruled 26 samsung phones infringed upon apple's patents. but a judge said banning their sale would be harsh, because the
tributes pouring in for hawaii senator daniel inouye. he won the medal of honor for bravery in world war ii and then overcame racial prejudice to become the first japanese-american in congress. he went on to serve 50 distinguished years in the senate. a fellow hawaiian, president obama, tweeted this. aloha, danny. senator daniel inouye died monday. he was 88 years old. >>> and hazing charges are being filed after the death of a freshman student at northern illinois university. police...
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president obama also a native of hawaii tweeted aloha yesterday. he died yesterday at 88 years old. >>> there is progress in talks on the fiscal cliff, but major sticking points still remain with just two weeks to go. a top republican says there is disagreement over spending cuts versus new taxes and until that could be worked out, there won't be any talks about the specific details. and wall street closed higher over signs of the talks. the dow jones rose 100 points for its biggest gain of the month. early markets overseas also higher because of capitol hill optimism. and a bounce back in china's economy. >>> a holiday miracle for drivers as plunging gas prices hit their lowest point of the year. aaa reports the price of gas fell more than nine cents a gallon last week. the national average is $3.25. the cost of gas is down 16% since september. thanks to increasing supplies, gas prices have fallen every day this month. and it's a safe bet that the makers of the iphone recognize a mistake when they see it. the new version of google maps that was do
president obama also a native of hawaii tweeted aloha yesterday. he died yesterday at 88 years old. >>> there is progress in talks on the fiscal cliff, but major sticking points still remain with just two weeks to go. a top republican says there is disagreement over spending cuts versus new taxes and until that could be worked out, there won't be any talks about the specific details. and wall street closed higher over signs of the talks. the dow jones rose 100 points for its biggest...
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he was supposed to go to hawaii. did you make it safely? he said he got drunk and missed his flight. she doesn't even know if he bought a ticket. >> she said something chilling too. she says, i don't understand. i was just with him. i just talked to him. i didn't believe it was him at all. not one part of me believed it. you get a sense of how stunned she was. there was just never a sign this was a violent person. maybe going through a tough time. never a sense that he was capable of anything like this. we hear so much about that in these cases, a person just snaps and it leads to this carnage. it's hard to get your mind around what causes someone to lose it like that. >>> now we're going to turn to that story you mentioned just a moment ago. that bizarre murder plot involving justin bieber. it was hatched by an inmate in new mexico by a man named dana martin after several written attacks to contact bieber went unanswered. martin recruited a fellow inmate, his nephew, in fact, to carry out the plot against bieber while bieber was here in ne
he was supposed to go to hawaii. did you make it safely? he said he got drunk and missed his flight. she doesn't even know if he bought a ticket. >> she said something chilling too. she says, i don't understand. i was just with him. i just talked to him. i didn't believe it was him at all. not one part of me believed it. you get a sense of how stunned she was. there was just never a sign this was a violent person. maybe going through a tough time. never a sense that he was capable of...
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he would remain my senator until i left hawaii for college. even though my mother and grandparents took great pride that they had voted for him, i confess that i wasn't paying much attention to the united states senate at the age of four or five or six. it wasn't until i was 11 years old that i recall even learning what a u.s. senator was or registering at least. it was during my summer vacation with my family, my first trip to what those of us in hawaii call the mainland, so we flew over the ocean, and with my mother and my grandmother and my sister who at the time was two, we traveled around the country. big trip. we went to seattle and we went to disney land which was most important, and we traveled to kansas where my grandmother's family was from, and went to chicago and went to yellowstone. we took greyhound buses most of the time and we rented cars and would stay in local motels or howard johnson's and if there was a pool at one of these motels, even if it was just tiny, i would be very excited and the ice machine was exciting and the ve
he would remain my senator until i left hawaii for college. even though my mother and grandparents took great pride that they had voted for him, i confess that i wasn't paying much attention to the united states senate at the age of four or five or six. it wasn't until i was 11 years old that i recall even learning what a u.s. senator was or registering at least. it was during my summer vacation with my family, my first trip to what those of us in hawaii call the mainland, so we flew over the...
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hawaii's new senator was sworn in on capitol hill today. brian schatz succeeds daniel inouye, who died last week, who was 88. schatz, who is 40, is a democrat. he had been hawaii's lieutenant governor. >> late word retired general norman schwarzkopf, who led the 1991 desert storm operation has di died in tampa florida. schwarzkopf when his outside personality and booming voice became a household name as america americans push iraqi forced out of kuwait. he was only the ninth u.s. general to be knighted. george h.w. bush called the general a true american patriot and one of the great military leaders of his generation. norman schwarzkopf was 78 years old. the white house today says president obama is keeping a close eye on a possible strike by longshoremen. union leaders for nearly 15,000 dock workers at every port from texas to maine say they'll walk off the job on sunday. we asked anna werner to find out how a strike would hurt the u.s. economy. >> reporter: the port of houston handles 42 million tons of cargo every year. it extended its h
hawaii's new senator was sworn in on capitol hill today. brian schatz succeeds daniel inouye, who died last week, who was 88. schatz, who is 40, is a democrat. he had been hawaii's lieutenant governor. >> late word retired general norman schwarzkopf, who led the 1991 desert storm operation has di died in tampa florida. schwarzkopf when his outside personality and booming voice became a household name as america americans push iraqi forced out of kuwait. he was only the ninth u.s. general...
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i don't think he wants to be in hawaii without a deal. something is going to come up. >> ron, what about you? >> i thought the resignation of senator jim demint, who was a staunch conservative, which was a surprise departure, tells me the republicans in many ways are throwing in the towel on this deal. he's a guy who fought tooth and nail against this thing, against raising tax rates. you may want to work from the outside in, which is the way the press is portraying this. it looks like too many republicans are beginning to throw in the towel. they may finds a compromise that isn't necessarily clinton era tax rates, something in between. but it looks like the makings of a deal. with every change on the republican side, more and more likely to happen than not. >> all right. we'll see about that. we'll be watching. obviously, very, very important for the markets. thanks. see you later. >>> let's get to bertha coombs. one company with big moves after the bell. over to you. >> maria, amarin is falling after the bell. some had suspected them to
i don't think he wants to be in hawaii without a deal. something is going to come up. >> ron, what about you? >> i thought the resignation of senator jim demint, who was a staunch conservative, which was a surprise departure, tells me the republicans in many ways are throwing in the towel on this deal. he's a guy who fought tooth and nail against this thing, against raising tax rates. you may want to work from the outside in, which is the way the press is portraying this. it looks...
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. >>> well, public good-byes began in washington for hawaii senator daniel inouye, who died this week. his body will lie in state in the capital rotunda today. his final journey to hawaii will take place this weekend with a sunday service at the national memorial cemetery of the pacific. he represented hawaii in the senate for half a century. >>> also on capitol hill, with talks on how to avoid the fiscal cliff now at an impasse, the house votes today on what republicans are calling "plan b." that's house speaker boehner's proposal that will raise taxes on people making more than $1 million. it's a plan that's already drawn a veto threat from the white house. even if it passes the house today, democrats say it will not pass the senate. the stalemate has both sides once again expressing some frustration. >> i hope the president will get serious soon about providing and working with us on a balanced approach. >> what i wouldn't do was hurt vulnerable families, only to pay for a tax cut for somebody like me. >> despite those sharpening barbs, both sides say negotiations continue behind t
. >>> well, public good-byes began in washington for hawaii senator daniel inouye, who died this week. his body will lie in state in the capital rotunda today. his final journey to hawaii will take place this weekend with a sunday service at the national memorial cemetery of the pacific. he represented hawaii in the senate for half a century. >>> also on capitol hill, with talks on how to avoid the fiscal cliff now at an impasse, the house votes today on what republicans are...
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waaay out in hawaii. but don't you worry, we will always be together for christmas. [ male announcer ] being together is the best part of the holidays and cheerios is happy to be part of the family. you just ate dallas! >> good evening. this is undoubtedly what jim harbaugh had in mind when he decided to stay with collin at quarterbac quarterback. statement win against super bowl contender on the road in december. he threw 4 touch down pass ins rainy breezy new england last nature. poise remarkable for guy in just the fifth nfl start. now easy to understand why harbaugh kept trying to really force feed him in games when shift was healthy. if the niners beat seattle on sunday they clinch the west. this was a huge victory. >> teams that have a lot of pride and how they play. really came out. he was better and wanted to be better and win the game. and it showed. >>reporter: monday night football jets titan. sanchez and jets are so bad. he threw 4 pick tonight. i don't know son can do is run really fast. up t
waaay out in hawaii. but don't you worry, we will always be together for christmas. [ male announcer ] being together is the best part of the holidays and cheerios is happy to be part of the family. you just ate dallas! >> good evening. this is undoubtedly what jim harbaugh had in mind when he decided to stay with collin at quarterbac quarterback. statement win against super bowl contender on the road in december. he threw 4 touch down pass ins rainy breezy new england last nature. poise...
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. >>> senator inouyue of hawaii died. he's the second longest serving senator. he dies after fighting emphysema and respiratory complications. the last words were aloha. he was 88 years old. >>> still ahead, some customers are playing santa claus. unsuspects waitress and it was not a lump of coal. sue. >> and those are favorite types of stories this time of the year, shawn. i have to let you know that we have a bit of fog out there and so much so that just awhile ago, a dense fog advisory was expanded to include the entire metro area. i will let you know how long it will be hanging around. scott, won't these redskins to keep hanging around. what a weekend. >> the redskins prove they can get it done without rg3 on sunday. the question s will they have to do it again this coming weekend in philadelphia? the doctors still awaiting approval to return to the game field. plus, another redskin busted for prancing-drugs. we'll tell you who that is straight ahead in the sports edge. . >>> d.c. congresswoman eleanor holmes norton is fighting for
. >>> senator inouyue of hawaii died. he's the second longest serving senator. he dies after fighting emphysema and respiratory complications. the last words were aloha. he was 88 years old. >>> still ahead, some customers are playing santa claus. unsuspects waitress and it was not a lump of coal. sue. >> and those are favorite types of stories this time of the year, shawn. i have to let you know that we have a bit of fog out there and so much so that just awhile ago, a...
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the president is supposed to leave for a 21-day vacation in hawaii on december 17th. where he is on december 18th will tell me, and i think the markets will pay attention. i find it hard to believe, and i agree with bill and many, who are very not amused by the house taking their long weekend. i'm sure that the president would have no intentions of leaving until these issues are resolved. i think the market is being kind, but i think it's a timing issue. >> yeah, i think that's a good point. somebody mentioned the other day that the president is planning a trip to hawaii on december 17th. i said, what? they said, no, no, no, not unless the deal is done. we'll see about that. meanwhile, the house goes away for a lock weekend. all right, rob. what do you think? you think we're going to get a deal done by the year end? >> i think there will probably be a deal done. i think you have to look at the market fundamentals today and say equities are as cheap as th they've been in 50 years relative to bonds. equities are going to stay firm. the second thing is the money flows go
the president is supposed to leave for a 21-day vacation in hawaii on december 17th. where he is on december 18th will tell me, and i think the markets will pay attention. i find it hard to believe, and i agree with bill and many, who are very not amused by the house taking their long weekend. i'm sure that the president would have no intentions of leaving until these issues are resolved. i think the market is being kind, but i think it's a timing issue. >> yeah, i think that's a good...
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yesterday, the president returned to the white house early from his christmas break in hawaii. the senate also returned to session. house speaker john boehner says the house will be called to order sunday and warns lawmakers they may work through friday. ford is expanding in the great lakes state. the automaker will invest $773 million in additions to four of its michigan factories. ford says it'll create 2300 new jobs and may lead to a goal adding 12,000 new jobs across michigan by 2015. the star of the hit tv series "grey's anatomy" is attempting to buy a coffee chain. patrick dempsey, better known as mcdreamy on "grey's," is said to be bidding on tully's coffee shop, which filed for chapter 11 banruptcy back in october due to a cash flow issue. it goes up for auction next week. tully's started up in 1992 in seattle and has multiple stores in washington and california along with nearly licensed locations across the country. the actor says he's stepping up to buy the chain to save jobs in the seattle area. five infant deaths have caused major retailers to recall a popular infa
yesterday, the president returned to the white house early from his christmas break in hawaii. the senate also returned to session. house speaker john boehner says the house will be called to order sunday and warns lawmakers they may work through friday. ford is expanding in the great lakes state. the automaker will invest $773 million in additions to four of its michigan factories. ford says it'll create 2300 new jobs and may lead to a goal adding 12,000 new jobs across michigan by 2015. the...
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the president is coming back from hawaii. speaker john boehner has not even committed to bringing the house back into session. the senate will come back on thursday. and not deal with the fiscal cliff but deal with spending bills to clean up new york and connecticut and new jersey from hurricane sandy and reauthorize some intelligence bills. so i mean, there's no real deal in the offing. there's nothing going on behind the scenes that would lead us to believe that anything would get done before january 1. >> all right. josh, out to you. obviously a lot of the discussion has been around the kind of deal that we would get if we do get something. if a deal does come through, it -- more likely will not be comprehensive, right? there's going to be a lot of negotiating that occurs after the first of the year. i guess my question to you is, does this leave the markets open to turmoil and more volatility as we head into january? >> the markets are going to be left open to turmoil and volatility, period. what we've seen is that despit
the president is coming back from hawaii. speaker john boehner has not even committed to bringing the house back into session. the senate will come back on thursday. and not deal with the fiscal cliff but deal with spending bills to clean up new york and connecticut and new jersey from hurricane sandy and reauthorize some intelligence bills. so i mean, there's no real deal in the offing. there's nothing going on behind the scenes that would lead us to believe that anything would get done before...
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. >> there is late word tonight that president obama will cut short his christmas holiday in hawaii. he plans to leave for washington tomorrow night. he and lawmakers will try to prevent the economy from going over the fiscal cliff. anyone who has not taken advantage of the homestead tax credit better act fast. if you have two days left to save hundreds of dollars at tax time. postmarked by december 31, or you will have to wait another year. its stems from legislation enacted in 2007 by the state general assembly. homeowners must apply to maintain eligibility for the credit. still ahead, aerial volunteers spent the holiday serving others. an organization will help keep hundreds and warmer this winter. and that when a missouri school did to put a smile back on their custodian's face. >> the weather is going to turn active as we had through the next of the week. partly to mostly cloudy. 36 at the airport. excuse me, sir i'm gonna have to ask you to power down your little word game. i think your friends will understand. oh no, it's actually my geico app...see? ...i just uh paid my bill.
. >> there is late word tonight that president obama will cut short his christmas holiday in hawaii. he plans to leave for washington tomorrow night. he and lawmakers will try to prevent the economy from going over the fiscal cliff. anyone who has not taken advantage of the homestead tax credit better act fast. if you have two days left to save hundreds of dollars at tax time. postmarked by december 31, or you will have to wait another year. its stems from legislation enacted in 2007 by...
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not the state of hawaii, but the territory of hawaii. and when you start to read about dan inouye's life, his young life, you start to think this is just an ordinary, average guy. he's going to grow up, be pretty nondescript, who knows what he's going to do with the rest of his life. but when he's a youngster he does things like he parks cars at ballgames. he cuts his classmates' hair for money. these little things that we all do, he saved his money and he bought a -- and trained a flock of homing pigeons. he had a postage stamp collection. all this ordinary good old american stuff that boys do as they're growing up. but his life took a dramatic turn on december 7, 1941. he was an eyewitness, like senator akaka and senator akaka often tells the story, but dan inouye was an eyewitness to the bombing of pearl har pour. he was too young to join the military at that point but he wasn't too young to serve, and the way he served was he worked as a medicine nick the aftermath -- medic in the@math -- aftermath of that. he said he saw a lot of bl
not the state of hawaii, but the territory of hawaii. and when you start to read about dan inouye's life, his young life, you start to think this is just an ordinary, average guy. he's going to grow up, be pretty nondescript, who knows what he's going to do with the rest of his life. but when he's a youngster he does things like he parks cars at ballgames. he cuts his classmates' hair for money. these little things that we all do, he saved his money and he bought a -- and trained a flock of...
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of helping hands hawaii, one of hawaii's largest nonprofit social services organization. he's also served four terms in the hawaii assembly house of representatives and served until just a few minutes ago as the lieutenant governor of the state of hawaii. having been a lieutenant governor, he has experience as a legislator and then as one of the presiding officers of the entire senate, speaks of itself as helping prepare for this job he has here. he will build upon the foundation laid during senator inouye's five decades of representing the state of hawaii. while no one can fill the shoes of our friend, senator inouye, brian schatz is a young man with a future full of promise and opportunity. mr. president, i would ask unanimous consent that the senator from hawaii, senator akaka, now be recognized. the president pro tempore: the senator from hawaii. the senior senator from hawaii, senator akaka. mr. akaka: mr. president. the president pro tempore: the senator from hawaii. mr. akaka: mr. president, i rise today to welcome hawaii's new united states senator, brian schatz.
of helping hands hawaii, one of hawaii's largest nonprofit social services organization. he's also served four terms in the hawaii assembly house of representatives and served until just a few minutes ago as the lieutenant governor of the state of hawaii. having been a lieutenant governor, he has experience as a legislator and then as one of the presiding officers of the entire senate, speaks of itself as helping prepare for this job he has here. he will build upon the foundation laid during...
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. >>> senator daniel inouye of hawaii has died at the age of 88 after serving in congress since his election in 1959. senator patrick leahy takes ove over. the governor will make the call. >>> nikki haley chose tim scott as the state's next start replacing jim demint. that makes scott the state's first black governor. >>> two nasa sprays craft named ebb and flow were intentionally craft into the moon yesterday. they had circled the moon almost a year. the area where they crashed was not one where others have landed before. >>> over to wall street. the dow opens at 13,235. the s&p climbed 16. and the nasdaq jumped 39. overseas, nikkei gained 94 points but the hang seng lost 18. >>> traders paused for a moment of silence. stocks of gun makers continued to slide. smith & wesson down 8%. pension giant california state teachers' retirement system is reviewing a $400 million firm. which owns bushmaster. meanwhile, walmart has pulled that same assault rifle from its stores. >>> and gas prices are falling. the national average is just under $3.25 a gallon. for the first time this year, all 50 states
. >>> senator daniel inouye of hawaii has died at the age of 88 after serving in congress since his election in 1959. senator patrick leahy takes ove over. the governor will make the call. >>> nikki haley chose tim scott as the state's next start replacing jim demint. that makes scott the state's first black governor. >>> two nasa sprays craft named ebb and flow were intentionally craft into the moon yesterday. they had circled the moon almost a year. the area where...
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the passing of daniel inouye means there is one more to keep an eye on in hawaii. on september 11th the u.s. ambassador and three other americans were killed on a terrorist attack in libya. tuesday an independent review investigating the incident released its findings. a panel was highly critical of the state department saying they ignored arrests in tripoli for more guards and security upgrades relied who heavily on specific requests instead of security. and used unprotect militia to protect the compound. the report also found the attack was not the result of protests over anti-islamic video as first reported. in a letter to congress, secretary of state hillary clinton said she accepts all of the panel's 29 recommendations writing there is no higher priority for me or my department. >>> though there seems to be progress still no fiscal cliff deal in washington. house speaker john boehner said he has a backup plan. but that's not enough for one in three americans who according to a new survey are cutting back on spending due to fears of going over that cliff. nbc's
the passing of daniel inouye means there is one more to keep an eye on in hawaii. on september 11th the u.s. ambassador and three other americans were killed on a terrorist attack in libya. tuesday an independent review investigating the incident released its findings. a panel was highly critical of the state department saying they ignored arrests in tripoli for more guards and security upgrades relied who heavily on specific requests instead of security. and used unprotect militia to protect...
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which is when he will be buried in his native hawaii. one of the things that has become clear in the 24 hours since he died, is the almost unparalleled out sized respect he commanded from his senate colleagues, in part because of his war record. he is a recipient of the medal of honor, but also for his reputation of taking principled stands even as he was a senator who never looked for the limelight, he was never afraid to stand up for what he thought was right. during the iran contra hearings, he accused president ronald reagan of creating a shadowy government with its own navy and air force, free from the law itself. he was right. in 2000, it was the senator who was among the tiny group of senators to vote against the authorization for the use of military force in iraq. despite the support of a popular president of his own party in 1996, it was senator inouye who took a stand and voted no on the defense of marriage act. he will lie in state on thursday. that is usually an honor reserved for former presidents of the united states. it ha
which is when he will be buried in his native hawaii. one of the things that has become clear in the 24 hours since he died, is the almost unparalleled out sized respect he commanded from his senate colleagues, in part because of his war record. he is a recipient of the medal of honor, but also for his reputation of taking principled stands even as he was a senator who never looked for the limelight, he was never afraid to stand up for what he thought was right. during the iran contra hearings,...
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hawaii is said goodbye to a much-respected native son. daniel inouye. president obama attended inouye's funeral yesterday, along with other washington insiders, including his friend senator harry reid. he represented hawaii in congress ever since it became a state in 1959 and was the second-longest serving senator in u-s history. inouye received the medal of honor for his heroism during world war two. inouye died a week ago at accepts total responsibility senator michael crapo was arrested in virginia shortly after midnight, saturday night. alexandria police say the idaho republican ran a red light, then failed several field sobriety tests. police say crapo's blood alcohol level was point-one- one ; the legal limit for drivers in virginia is point-oh-eight. in a statement released by his office, crapo said he was -- quote -- "deeply sorry for the actions that resulted in this limit in virginia. the deputy police chief says an investigation is underway to determine whether the killing was intentional or accidental. it was not known whether the victim was
hawaii is said goodbye to a much-respected native son. daniel inouye. president obama attended inouye's funeral yesterday, along with other washington insiders, including his friend senator harry reid. he represented hawaii in congress ever since it became a state in 1959 and was the second-longest serving senator in u-s history. inouye received the medal of honor for his heroism during world war two. inouye died a week ago at accepts total responsibility senator michael crapo was arrested in...
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. >> gregg: will be the president be working on these issues during his christmas holiday in hawaii or is it golf and r&r and spending time with the kids? >> mostly r&r but on friday the president acknowledged there might not be time for any grand bargain. he scaled back for expectations for the rest of the year. one democrat said a larger deal is not impossible. >> we what we ought to do is take speaker's last offer, president's last offer and split the difference. that would be a package of about $2.6 trillion. you couple that with the $1.1 trillion that has already been done, that would be close to the $4 trillion we needed to stabilize the debt and begin to bring it down. >> reporter: to do that the president is demanding wealthy pay higher taxes. >> gregg: steve, thanks. >> heather: gregg, president obama is taking a break from the stress of fiscal cliff negotiations spending the holiday in hawaii. there is also a somber moment on his schedule. president and first lady attending a memorial service for daniel i inouye. >> he is leaving the fiscal cliff worries back home. we are tol
. >> gregg: will be the president be working on these issues during his christmas holiday in hawaii or is it golf and r&r and spending time with the kids? >> mostly r&r but on friday the president acknowledged there might not be time for any grand bargain. he scaled back for expectations for the rest of the year. one democrat said a larger deal is not impossible. >> we what we ought to do is take speaker's last offer, president's last offer and split the difference....
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hawaii's governor has selected his lt. governor to replace senator daniel inouye who died last week. the new senator is 40 years old and youngest member of the senate rightow
hawaii's governor has selected his lt. governor to replace senator daniel inouye who died last week. the new senator is 40 years old and youngest member of the senate rightow
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the same year hawaii became a state. he won a seat in the senate three years later where he served eight and a half terms. >> he was a man who, as we all know, rarely called attention to himself. but who lived a remarkable american life filled with dignity and grace of the true hero that he was. >> reporter: he gained notoriety when he served on the senate committee looking into the watergate scandal. the probe ultimately led to president nixon's resignation. in a statement president obama said, "our country has lost a true american hero." >> inouye also served as chair of the congressional panel during the iran contra affair investigating allegations, top members of the reagan administration facilitated the sale of weapons to iran. >>> parts of a soviet submarine have been found in the swedish island of oland. the swedish armed forces say that the sub was probably destroyed by one of those bombs. the submarine was reported missing in 1941. a group of divers was the first to find it over 70 years later. >>> well, here is
the same year hawaii became a state. he won a seat in the senate three years later where he served eight and a half terms. >> he was a man who, as we all know, rarely called attention to himself. but who lived a remarkable american life filled with dignity and grace of the true hero that he was. >> reporter: he gained notoriety when he served on the senate committee looking into the watergate scandal. the probe ultimately led to president nixon's resignation. in a statement...
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and six hours later, landing in hawaii. >> i hope it's something good. oh. >> reporter: and happy holidays. >> thanks, john. >> amazing operation. and amazing life she's living in honolulu. living in paradise. >> did you see that view? almost as nice as this view. almost as nice as this view. when you give a child a toy, it has to work. ♪ make just one someone happy and when it's a toys for tots child, well, what could be more important? so this year, every hasbro toy donated to toys for tots will be powered by duracell. happy holidays. duracell with duralock. trusted everywhere. it's time to free ourselves from the smell and harshness of bleach. and free ourselves from worrying about the ones we love. new lysol power & free has more cleaning power than bleach. how? the secret is the hydrogen peroxide formula. it attacks tough stains and kills 99.9% of germs. new lysol power & free. powerful cleaning that's family friendly. another step forward in our mission for health. >>> we know what you're up to today. we're not going to fault you if you don't tun
and six hours later, landing in hawaii. >> i hope it's something good. oh. >> reporter: and happy holidays. >> thanks, john. >> amazing operation. and amazing life she's living in honolulu. living in paradise. >> did you see that view? almost as nice as this view. almost as nice as this view. when you give a child a toy, it has to work. ♪ make just one someone happy and when it's a toys for tots child, well, what could be more important? so this year, every...
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through tomorrow and you can see on the satellite it's exploding across parts of the north part of hawaii. this is the pineapple express that will slide along the jet stream. around this time, we will look at heavy rain across the bay area and flash flooding will be a concern tomorrow. all of the rivers and creeks will be rising through the day tomorrow and it will make for treacherous travel. to break it down, 1 to three inches of rain for everybody. getting up into the mountains. wind gusts tomorrow and gust being 60 miles per hour. up into the mountain, gusts up to 100 miles per hour especially in the tahoe area. this will be a very strong system when it moves through. tonight here's the appetizer. 8:00 this evening, the showers begin and they don't let up until tomorrow after 9:00 or 10:00. 6:00 in the morning, the shower guess through santa rosa and napa and txe south bay by 10:00. by tomorrow afternoon, we are done with the rainfall. we have been telling you about the rivers, we have the russian river at 24 feet right now. it is expected to crest on monday near 34 feet and that is j
through tomorrow and you can see on the satellite it's exploding across parts of the north part of hawaii. this is the pineapple express that will slide along the jet stream. around this time, we will look at heavy rain across the bay area and flash flooding will be a concern tomorrow. all of the rivers and creeks will be rising through the day tomorrow and it will make for treacherous travel. to break it down, 1 to three inches of rain for everybody. getting up into the mountains. wind gusts...
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i remember in our childhood in hawaii, hawaii is a diversified place. where i lived, there were many japanese families that live around us. there were many nights i spent sleeping in the homes of japanese families. eating their food, sleeping on the floor. i was really brought up with the japanese families. when the war broke out, i couldn't understand what was happening. there were families that were removed from the community and at that time,but they pursued iy wanted to serve this country as well. this is why in my time in congress, i did focus on trying to help the japanese americans in this country and asians in this country. and to help them achieve what they really aren't. i remember seeking the medal of honor for the unit and for those who fought in world war ii. i provided the pentagon with 100 names from these units. and was really surprised that there were finally 21 of them dealt a selected for the medal of honor senator inouye was one of them. but that showed they were willing to give their lives for this country, and they did. and since t
i remember in our childhood in hawaii, hawaii is a diversified place. where i lived, there were many japanese families that live around us. there were many nights i spent sleeping in the homes of japanese families. eating their food, sleeping on the floor. i was really brought up with the japanese families. when the war broke out, i couldn't understand what was happening. there were families that were removed from the community and at that time,but they pursued iy wanted to serve this country...
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. >> or you could go to hawaii. you know what i mean? if i had the choice, there's a few caribbean islands i'd like to visit as well. >> that's not enough for everybody. more than hawaii. >> the beach and the sunshine. that's all i need. >> sun or the moon. which one would you rather have? coming up on 5:41 now. time to get a check of weather and traffic on the ones. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is here. >> you could buy an island in the caribbean with that kind of money rather than spend six days on the moon. >>> outside early on friday morning, it is cold out there. temperatures upper 30s to near 40 degrees down townsh. hometown forecast, bethesda, maryland, rain should be tapering off around by noon. 46 degrees tonight if you're going to the movies. danella, how are the roads? >> it's pretty quiet, chuck. it's friday. good news. >>> we're going to head up to i-270. i'm seeing just a minor delay. it's not terrible. making your way out of urbana, you're just sluggish to 109. making your way out of gaithersburg, 61 miles per
. >> or you could go to hawaii. you know what i mean? if i had the choice, there's a few caribbean islands i'd like to visit as well. >> that's not enough for everybody. more than hawaii. >> the beach and the sunshine. that's all i need. >> sun or the moon. which one would you rather have? coming up on 5:41 now. time to get a check of weather and traffic on the ones. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is here. >> you could buy an island in the caribbean...
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but i did see he was planning to go to hawaii. >> police are saying he stole the gun from a friend. have you any idea where he may have stolen the gun? >> that, i am not aware of any of that. >> obviously, you seem very shocked by what's happened here. it does seem very out of character. were there any signs at all, in all the time you knew him, that he was suffering any kind of mental illness? that he wasn't balanced? did he have flare-ups, behavior issues at all, that suggested to you he was capable of all this? >> absolutely not. jake was the last person on my mind that i thought would do something like this. >> did he have family issues that you're aware of? >> not that i'm aware of. >> completely baffling to you? >> absolutely is. >> you seem very upset. it's hardly surprising. is the whole community, just in deep shock about this? >> yeah. you know, all of our friends just are trying to comprehend what he may have gone through or what could have happened that led him to do such a drastic thing. >> on his facebook page, there are pictures of him shooting. we're looking at one o
but i did see he was planning to go to hawaii. >> police are saying he stole the gun from a friend. have you any idea where he may have stolen the gun? >> that, i am not aware of any of that. >> obviously, you seem very shocked by what's happened here. it does seem very out of character. were there any signs at all, in all the time you knew him, that he was suffering any kind of mental illness? that he wasn't balanced? did he have flare-ups, behavior issues at all, that...
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inouye, a democrat, was elected to congress in 1959, the same year hawaii became a state. he stayed on capitol hill for the rest of his life. he was the first japanese american to serve in congress but before that, he was a war hero. born in 1924, inouye was 17 when japanese planes flew over his home to bomb pearl harbor. he signed up and lost an arm to a german grenade while fighting in italy. the 88-yard senator died a -- 88-year-old senator died at walter reed medical center from respiratory complications. his fellow hawaiian in the senate described inouye's unparalleled legacy. >> it can be seen in every mile of every road in hawaii, in every nature preserve, in every facility that makes hawaii a safer place. >> daniel inouye was 88 years old. >>> it's 5:09. much less fog than yesterday morning. the breezes will be itself ig -- will be the bigger issue. here's a look at your day planner. still some clouds out there now a. touch of fog north and west. 57 by noon. about the high for the day. winds will be to the west, northwest 15, 25 miles an hour with a 6:00 p.m. tempe
inouye, a democrat, was elected to congress in 1959, the same year hawaii became a state. he stayed on capitol hill for the rest of his life. he was the first japanese american to serve in congress but before that, he was a war hero. born in 1924, inouye was 17 when japanese planes flew over his home to bomb pearl harbor. he signed up and lost an arm to a german grenade while fighting in italy. the 88-yard senator died a -- 88-year-old senator died at walter reed medical center from respiratory...
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the democrat that represented hawaii in congress since hawaii became a state in 1959. he was the highest ranking asian politician in u.s. history am he lost his right arm in a battle during world war ii and received the medal of honor. inouye died yesterday of respiratory complications. he was 88. >>> president obama has made a counter-offer to try and avert the "fiscal cliff." he met with house speaker john boehner at the white house yesterday. the president reportedly offered to curtail future cost of living increases for recipients of social security and softened his demand for higher taxes at upper income levels. boehner wants an earnings threshold of a million dollars for higher rates. if no deal is reached in the next two weeks, billions in tax hikes and spending cuts will go into effect. >>> millions of credit card customers should soon receive refunds from american express, capital one and discover. the three companies owe $435 million in refunds to nearly 6 million customers the result of a government crackdown on deceptive credit card practices. refunds range
the democrat that represented hawaii in congress since hawaii became a state in 1959. he was the highest ranking asian politician in u.s. history am he lost his right arm in a battle during world war ii and received the medal of honor. inouye died yesterday of respiratory complications. he was 88. >>> president obama has made a counter-offer to try and avert the "fiscal cliff." he met with house speaker john boehner at the white house yesterday. the president reportedly...
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. >> ifill: in hawaii last week, daniel ioneu died. and in a letter written to the governor who gets -- decide who takes his seat he actually stated his preference. >> he did. there are a lot of interesting elements with this. one thing that actually very same three what happened when teddy kennedy passed away in massachusetts, in fall 2009 or summer, sent letter to deval patrick he wanted them to change the law in massachusetts somebody would be able to fill that seat during critical time when they were debating health care reform. then somebody would run with special election. well in hawaii basically what he said was, i really want someone to fill my seat i hope that is congress warm colleen hanabusa who has not been there very long, very close, he felt that she would represent him with fer per. he said he respected requested. that what is interesting, governor abercrombie did not release that letter. senator's office released that. there's some political pressure going on and essentially as they're having this fiscal cliff negotiat
. >> ifill: in hawaii last week, daniel ioneu died. and in a letter written to the governor who gets -- decide who takes his seat he actually stated his preference. >> he did. there are a lot of interesting elements with this. one thing that actually very same three what happened when teddy kennedy passed away in massachusetts, in fall 2009 or summer, sent letter to deval patrick he wanted them to change the law in massachusetts somebody would be able to fill that seat during...
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his body will be returned to his home state of hawaii tomorrow. his funeral is set for sunday. >>> and a law banning americans from adopting russian children warranted parliamentary approval. it's seen as retaliation for a u.s. law punishing human rights abusers in russia. it faces another vote before it can be signed into law. russia is one of the top sources for international adoptions over a 12-year period, more than 45,000 u.s. adoptions came from russia. >>> and on this first day of winter, a powerful winter storm and one of the busiest travel days of the year. it's adding up to be a big headache for those trying to get out of town for the holiday. this storm that hammered the midwest, it's now on the move and cnn meteorologist's alexandra steele, how bad could it get? >> it's been rough and it's getting rough tonight. here's what is happening with the delays, predominantly in new york, laguardia, jfk. boston as well. laguardia to newark to boston. san francisco has had four-hour delays. now 3 1/2 hours and it is weather-related there, too. f
his body will be returned to his home state of hawaii tomorrow. his funeral is set for sunday. >>> and a law banning americans from adopting russian children warranted parliamentary approval. it's seen as retaliation for a u.s. law punishing human rights abusers in russia. it faces another vote before it can be signed into law. russia is one of the top sources for international adoptions over a 12-year period, more than 45,000 u.s. adoptions came from russia. >>> and on this...
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president obama here in hawaii. the next step will be for the senate to reconvene, which it's scheduled to do december 27th. till then, it's up to the white house to try to work out a situation at least on the tax cuts that are set to expire at the end of the year, work out a deal with the senate majority leader, harry reid as well as the senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, trying to figure out something that could ultimately pass the senate and then next pass the house with not only republican support but democratic support, as well. and the president holding out hope this could happen. take a listen. >> nobody can get 100% of what they want. and this is not simply a contest between parties in terms of who looks good and who doesn't. call me a hopeless optimist. but i actually still think we can get it done. >> but the chances of getting something big done that deals with the fiscal health of the country, miguel, out the window at this point. this is something we're talking about to deal just with those tax cut
president obama here in hawaii. the next step will be for the senate to reconvene, which it's scheduled to do december 27th. till then, it's up to the white house to try to work out a situation at least on the tax cuts that are set to expire at the end of the year, work out a deal with the senate majority leader, harry reid as well as the senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, trying to figure out something that could ultimately pass the senate and then next pass the house with not only...
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he formerly served as hawaiis with 10 and governor ann is a former hawaii and democrat party chairman a lawmaker. >>hawaiss governor says schatz is best position to help the state began to rebuilt its congressional seniority. >> will be right óó >> the moisture will not risk the ground. your own satellite and radar some light rain in the atmosphere. the system in northern california will continue to drive down. >> and a clot still nothing is mostly cloudy skies. as we push into the afternoon again, it is sitting offshore. i do not think or delay in. it is probably in the north bay in for the coast. this is running parallel to the coastline. earlier models did show some widespread rain everyone was getting a dose of it. the latest models are really starting to back off on those chances. >> some of our east bay spots the delta livermore valley may not see any right whatsoever. of course we will keep a chance to the forecast. keep an umbrella handle. as best it for later tonight. if your going out the rain to stretch into the overnight hours. it looks like any showers receive a star to
he formerly served as hawaiis with 10 and governor ann is a former hawaii and democrat party chairman a lawmaker. >>hawaiss governor says schatz is best position to help the state began to rebuilt its congressional seniority. >> will be right óó >> the moisture will not risk the ground. your own satellite and radar some light rain in the atmosphere. the system in northern california will continue to drive down. >> and a clot still nothing is mostly cloudy skies. as we...
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the presiding officer: the the senator from hawaii. mr. akaka: madam president, i rise to give me remarks and my aloha to the united states senate. madam president, before i begin, i want to say that my good friend, my colleague of 36 years, my brother dan inouye, hawaii's senior senator, i wish him a speedy recovery and return to the senate. mr. president, i -- i mean, madam president, i rise today to say aloha to this institution. i have been honored to be a member of the united states senate for 22 years. it has been an incredible journey that i never imagined. as a senior in high school going to kamemha school for boys, which was noted as a military school, my life was changed for school. when i saw japanese fighter planes attacking pearl harbor. like most men in my generation, i joined the war effort. my path was forever altered. when the war ended, i believe i was suffering from ptsd. it was an act of congress that allowed me and the veterans of my generation, to build successful new kind of lives. congress passed the g.i. bill and i
the presiding officer: the the senator from hawaii. mr. akaka: madam president, i rise to give me remarks and my aloha to the united states senate. madam president, before i begin, i want to say that my good friend, my colleague of 36 years, my brother dan inouye, hawaii's senior senator, i wish him a speedy recovery and return to the senate. mr. president, i -- i mean, madam president, i rise today to say aloha to this institution. i have been honored to be a member of the united states senate...
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waaay out in hawaii. but don't you worry we will always be together for christmas. [ male announcer ] being together is the best part of the holidays and cheerios is happy to be part of the family. you just ate dallas! >>> welcome back, everyone. if you're not quite in the high spirits, in about seven minutes, you will be. we're here at the lighting of the monument in mount vernon. and it is chilly out here. but it's just in time for the winter season. i'm going to send it nfl inside to bob turk with the very latest. bob? >> if you're heading out tonight anywhere, it's going to be cold. gloves, hats that will be the order of the day. we're at 40 degrees. back in the 30s. east winds at 8. barometer rising 30.30 inches. right now, 34 in oakland. 41, cumberland and elkton. and 39 now at the airport, in ocean city. we have a few high clouds moving in. in. the clouds will be on the increase later tonight. and we do expect to see maybe a little rain tomorrow afternoon, but it will be milder than today. probably
waaay out in hawaii. but don't you worry we will always be together for christmas. [ male announcer ] being together is the best part of the holidays and cheerios is happy to be part of the family. you just ate dallas! >>> welcome back, everyone. if you're not quite in the high spirits, in about seven minutes, you will be. we're here at the lighting of the monument in mount vernon. and it is chilly out here. but it's just in time for the winter season. i'm going to send it nfl inside...
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good to see you. >>> the president in hawaii for christmas. is he coming back for fiscal cliff talks on december 26? live report from honolulu next. >>> also the lee big money headlines. dropping, shopping, should we be stopping? we are reduced to rhyming. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. make your mark with ink from chase. but since i've been on alli, am i on this one? nope. am i on this one? no, no, no, no, no. i am on this one. [ male announcer ] for every 2 pounds you lose through diet and exercise alli can help you lose one more by blocking some of the fat you eat. simple. effective. belt-friendly. let's fight fat with alli. have a healthier holiday at letsfightholidayfat.com. >>> good day to all of you. welcome to "weekends with alex witt." president obama sing vacation g vacationing. he a
good to see you. >>> the president in hawaii for christmas. is he coming back for fiscal cliff talks on december 26? live report from honolulu next. >>> also the lee big money headlines. dropping, shopping, should we be stopping? we are reduced to rhyming. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is...
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bottom line the president is here in hawaii but might not be here for long. shortly after christmas likely to go back to washington. try and broker some sort of a deal. you remember before he left for hawaii, he announced that he wanted more of a short-term deal. sort of scaled back stop gap measure so that that big grand 4 trillion-dollar. instead he wanted to extend tax cuts for the middle class. he wanted to extend benefits for 2 million people that will lose those benefits a week after christmas. republicans are saying they think the president actually wants to go off the fiscal cliff for political gain. take a listen. when i listen to the president i think the president is eager to go over the cliff for political purposes. additional tax revenue for new programs. he gets to cut the military which democrats have been calling for for years. and he gets to blame republicans for it. >> now, republicans are also skeptical of the short-term deal the president is talking about because it would leave spending cuts until next year. not deal with them now. republi
bottom line the president is here in hawaii but might not be here for long. shortly after christmas likely to go back to washington. try and broker some sort of a deal. you remember before he left for hawaii, he announced that he wanted more of a short-term deal. sort of scaled back stop gap measure so that that big grand 4 trillion-dollar. instead he wanted to extend tax cuts for the middle class. he wanted to extend benefits for 2 million people that will lose those benefits a week after...